State Sen. Tim Mathern, a Democrat from Fargo, announced today he has formed an exploratory group to help in the planning of a bid for his party's nomination for the job of governor.
"With only six months before the Democratic-NPL and Republican conventions, it is time individuals and political parties come forward with ideas for citizens to consider," Mathern said in written statement.
Mathern, the public policy and non-profit development director at Prairie St. John's, has been a state senator since 1986.
Mathern's "kitchen cabinent" includes Joan Edwards, Pamela Schaefer and David Weiler, all Fargo; Kristin Hedger and Joe Satrom, both Bismarck; and Sen. Aaron Krauter, Regent, N.D.
